§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 10 February,Official Report, column 346, on general practitioner fundholders preparatory allowances, what information she has received from regional health authorities in relation to the number of general practitioners who have received the preparatory management allowance in two or more years running.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 10 February at column419.
§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her policy in respect of general practitioner fundholders both prescribing and dispensing drugs; what proposals she has to change this policy; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. MawhinneyIn areas where patients do not have convenient access to a community pharmacy, dispensing by general practitioners—whether they are fundholders or non-fundholders—provides an important service. There are no plans to change this policy.